working out

verb

present participle of work out
1
as in solving
to find an answer for through reasoning by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem

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2
as in developing
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort worked out a compromise between the warring factions

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3
as in succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out

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4
as in calculating
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving

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Recent Examples of working out Researchers are still working out exactly how the parasite causes this change, but studies have found changes in proteins in the host’s brain as the parasite manipulates it. — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026 In October 2026, Marinis told The Hollywood Reporter that the creative team was still working out the new show’s airing schedule and considering whether to introduce the spinoff through an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026 Yen is now writing a fresh draft and working out the film’s visual style. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 In a recent Instagram post, the 61-year-old supermodel shared her gym routine with her many followers, and shared working out has helped her in more ways than one. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 After a tough debut, Hughes might be working out how to make an impact at this level. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Two years of eating brownies and pizza as meals, never working out, and entrepreneurial pressure had snowballed into gastrointestinal reflux disease. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 This pre-season, Jadon Sancho spent time at Flixton FC, working out in private training sessions on the banks of the once busy Manchester Ship Canal. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Szor's camera captures the glittering lights of the city and often peers into apartment windows, showing us Israeli citizens working out, eating meals and watching the news. — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working out
  1. solving
  2. developing
  3. succeeding
  4. calculating
  5. unraveling
  6. forging
  7. going over
  8. figuring
Verb
  • Created by Gene Hong (Beef), Citizen’s Arrest follows two longtime friends and neighbors whose obsession with solving a local crime becomes an escape from the private crises neither is ready to face.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The series follows two longtime friends and neighbors whose obsession with solving a local crime becomes an escape from the private crises neither is ready to face.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of solving
Verb
  • The official also said developing different weapon systems was increasingly urgent, arguing that the country’s armed forces needed to defend national security and deter external threats.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Back in downtown Juneau, Huna Totem is developing Áak’w Landing, a cruise dock and waterfront development targeting its first full season in 2028.
    — Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • The creative director was also named the CFDA’s Emerging Designer of the Year in 2023 and was appointed creative director of Proenza Schouler in September 2025, succeeding founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • He was named president in 2014, succeeding the studio’s first president, Ed Catmull.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of succeeding
Verb
  • Once Trump goes, a return to a colder, harder, more calculating realpolitik is in the cards.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Others are capable of evaluating trigonometric functions, extracting roots and calculating logarithms.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • The seven-minute video, sent in early May 2021, offered a step-by-step guide for carrying out modern warfare in a country where everything seemed to be unraveling.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The familiar imperial arc—expansion, overreach, strain, unraveling—once played out across a century or even a millennium.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of unraveling
Verb
  • Bahl said the film centers on music, identity and belonging, and takes place in a period when a generation was forging a cultural identity of its own.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The county party chair and operations director were charged with perjury and forgery, but the crime was forging signatures, not their strategy.
    — Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of forging
Verb
  • Among other things, researchers will be able to assess the animals’ physiological stress — for instance, if their heart rate spikes while going over the freeway.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, going over the seams multiple times will only make your cube more secure and airtight.
    — John Alexander, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of going over
Verb
  • How to Quit Smoking finds Fike at 30, now a dad and still figuring a lot of things out.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
  • There’s a lot left to get back on the right track — especially with the New York Giants figuring things out at the top of the division — but Monday’s result could serve as the launching pad for a run in the next few weeks.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of figuring

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